Non-refillable box.



' No. 791,475- PATE'NTED JUNE 6, 1905.

. W. T. KOSINSKI.

NON-REFILLABLH BO'X. APPLICATION nun DEO. 18, l903. RENE v NOV. 4,1904.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE.

WLADY'SLAW THEODORE KOSINSKI, OE BROOKLYN, W YORK.

'NON-REFILLABLE Box.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,475, dated June 6, 1905. Application filed December 18,1903. Renewed November 4,1904. Serial Ila. 231,451.

To all whom it'mcty concern:

. Be it known that I, WLADYSLAW THEODORE KOsINsKI, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Cigar- Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in non-refillable cigar-boxes, cases, or Other similar receptacles wherein goods or articles are placed in layers, andis especially designed to prevent fraudulent refilling, repacking, or the substituting of spurious. goods or articles of similar. character calculated to deceive. Y

The invention consists of a novel device cheap in its parts.

. Reference being had. to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the-numerals and letters of reference marked thereon, in which similar characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views, Figure l is a perspective View of my device with the lid open. Fig. 2 is "a longitudinal vertical section takencentrally' through the same.

ing-tag' A represents the case of a non-refillable ci gar box or receptacle, provided with slots at at each end for the reception of a series of double-ended protecting seal-tags 1, which are made of light material of a suflicient width, so that when placed over and between the layers of cigars or other similar articles, said articles will be keptintact. The reduced end portions 2 of each tag are provided with reinforcing-tips of stronger material, which have in them elongated eyelets or perforations i in order to allow a free longitudinal play to the said protecting-tag, to assume substantially the uneven exterior shape of the layers of cigars or other articles placed within the receptacle, which will be more fully explained hereinafter. The tags 1 are also provided with a protecting trade-mark, design, or stamp 5 of the goods to be placed Within the receptacle and are printed or embossed with pigmentinks that will float or blot upon coming in contact with moisture, thereby preventing Fig. 3 is an end view thereof, and Fig. 4 isa detail plan viewof theprotecting seal-'5 them from being pasted" togetherif they were once mutilated.

The tips ;or reinforcing material, before referred to, extend a short distance within the ,receptacle, and the protecting-tag is perforated diagonally across or otherwise the entire length between the reinforcing material, I enabling the user to tear the protecting tag,

part, or strip for. each layer of articles, as desired, not disturbing the remaining protect "ing tag, parts, or strips in the receptacle. It

will be clearly seen that each protecting tag, part, or strip will be mutilated or torn as the different layers of articles are removed.

When the box is filled with alternate even layers-of cigars or other articles with the protecting seal-tags over them. the box is then placed over the binding sealing-band 6. The ends of the band arethen threaded through the elongated eyelets of the protecting rein forced tip of said tags, then through openings or perforations in the ends of the receptacle,

as at 7 and 8, where each end part of the seal,-

ing-band is securely held in position by means of either of the securing-screws 9 within the transverse opening 8, adapted to be broken soft .below the edge of thebox after it has been screwed home, thereby preventing the'removal'of ,said bandand tags. The one continuous longer end part of the said sealingband having been drawn through either of the slots or perforations 7 and secured therein is placed over the top layer of the goods. The two ends passing or traversing each other within the other slot are tightly drawn and then secured by the said breakable screw, as shown in Fig. 1. The breakable screw is formed with an annular V -shaped groove having a rough flat bottom part and when broken off will leave a conical top, preventing its removal.

The ends of the receptacle are provided with guard-strips 10 for the protection of the reinforced ends of the seal-tags, or a depression in the ends of the receptacle may be provided,

which will also prevent the mutilation of said.

seal-tags. The said binding seal-band surrounding said box is tightly drawn, leaving no slack. In order to remove the within so packed and protected goods, open the lid of the (cigar) box and part the inside binding too seal-band by cutting or parting it in the middle part,,as shown in Fig. l, (indicated by X,) without parting any of'the outside par-t of the said binding seal-band or disturbing the securing-screw device placed at each end ofsaid box. To remove each separated layer of the goods, ,the: protecting sealingrtagise-mutilated by tearing or parting it, facilitated by the perforation in the said tag.

Having thus described my invention,- what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat,-v ent is l A non-refillable box, comprising the box for containing layersof goods, a series o-f='sl'idabove the" goods, the ends-of which extend through theslots and are providedlwith oblong eyelets, and a device passing through the perforati ons inathe ta'gand'secu red to the box for.-preventing thewremoval of the tag from the box in integral condition, substantially as set forth.-

3;. The combination with a boxfor contains ing goodsin layersandihavingaseries'ofis-lots inopposite sides, corresponding in number tothe layers, of: a. series ofprotective sealingtags within. the: box, one for'each layer," for;- preventing -theremov-aliof the goods in the respective layers, andieacl-rtag havingrein forced perforated ends extendingothrough op-.- positeslotsinthebox, and aaseal+band passing through-the perforated ends of all the tags and secured to the-box against removal'in-in-- tegralcondition, substantially asset forth.

4. The combination .with-a boxlfor contain-ving goods in layers and having a series of slots in :opposite sides-correspondingto the layers, of'a seriesof protective sealing-tagswithin the box; one for each layer, for preventing the removal of the goods in the respective layers, andleach tag having'perforated ends extendingthrough opposite slots in the box, a

sealing-band passing under the box through a the perforated ends of the tags and above the upper tag andboth ends-of the. band lying in a-slot in one of the sides-of the box, and a device for clamping the ends of the band in the slot, said device being screwed against removal from the box without mutilating the latter substantial] as set forth.

5. The combination with a box for containing goods in layers and having a series of slots in opposite sides corresponding to the layers of goods, of a series of protecting scaling-tags within. the box, one for. each layer and each 'tag having perforatedcnds extending through opposite slots, aseali-ng-band passing through the perforated ends of all the tags and secured to thebox against removal'in-integral condi+ tion,- and meansforsprotectingthe perforated ends of the tags, substantially asset forth) 6.1 The combinationawith aboxfor contaiming goods 1n layers and having a seriesof slots opposite slots, a: binding sealimg-band of a continuous one length free of' lcn-ot on'splice passingthroughthe-perforated ends of all the tags andiseeuredtowthe box. against. removal in integral condition, and means for protecting theperforatedzends-of: the tags, substantially as setz forth.

7. The combination with itzlJOX for contain-- ing-goods-in layersand'havinga series ofslots 1n oppositesides-corresponding 1n numhervtothe'layers, of a:ser1es--of protective sealingtags within the box; one for each layer, for

preventing the=v removal=ofi goods in the respeetive'layers, and each tag havingreinforced perforated ends and elongated eyeletsextending through-opposite vslots-in the box,and'a seal-- band through the vperforatedonds ofall thetags and secured to the box against re-- moval in integral condition, substantially as set fortlr.

In testimony wliereoftI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two su bscribing witnesses.

W'L'ADYSL'AWi THEODORE KOSINS'IGI.

YVitnesses-z GEORGE WAeNum WILLIAM. FERRISL 

